according to one of my favorite social psychologists. We all have the negative stereotypes jammed into our heads in this culture - stereotypes about ALL groups - white, black, asian, poor, rich, gay, straight, fat, thin, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Midwestern, Southern...
Whether we judge individuals based on stereotypes about their group is, then, up to us. Each time we interact with others our stereotypes about their group(s) are activated, at some level - even if small.
Do we give in to those beliefs and allow them to influence what they think, feel, how we act or do we consciously choose to reject the stereotypes and stay open-minded about the individual?
We can overcome the stereotypes - we have to fight them and keep fighting.
Try this:
Implicit Association Test
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